05/14/2014

World Rally Championships

In 1975, exports amounted to 26.9%. In 1977 he started to export to the U.S. model Subaru Brat. Production of Subaru vehicles in the meantime gradually went up the hill - in 1979 it was 150 000 vehicles in 1980 - 202 000. Since 1990, the history of Subaru began a new phase - co-operation with the British company Prodrive. Concern has decided to participate in motorsport, Prodrive, and began to prepare Subaru cars for competition. Already in the same year won the Legacy Safary Rally in the group "N".

Thus began a brilliant way of Subaru's World Rally Championships and the ring, where the cars of this brand is not just wins. And in the 'civil' branch Subaru in 1990 released purely urban small car - Vivio. It was equipped with an engine capacity of 658 cc and has become known variator. There was also a 'sport' modification of this avtomobilchiki, accelerates to 100 km / h in just 5.4 seconds with the bi-turbo engine power to 102 hp (With the same volume). At a rally car, built on the basis of such Vivio, pilot Colin McRae has successfully addressed the Safari Rally. 1992 - on the market there is another novelty - Impreza, which has become legendary car through its continued participation in the rally and are equipped with a whole range of engines - from 1.6 liters to 2-liter turbo. Impreza has become a real benchmark to be emulated at other automakers.